Chapter 384 The First Draw
Chapter 384 The First Draw
Chapter 384 The Fourth Draw
At the beginning of the game, Manchester United gave up the initiative and control of the midfield, and arranged the defense in their own half. Only Forlan would occasionally make some harassing presses through the half.
It has to be said that giving up the high press is definitely Ferguson's coup. Without Keane's raid on the midfielder, as long as Notts County breaks Manchester United's high press, they will be able to penetrate the central defense and face directly. Manchester United's defense poses a huge and lasting threat, and now, because the players have retreated, Notts County does not have much room to make a fuss.
Like Arsenal, if a wealthy team wants to put down their airs and defend, it will definitely not be easily penetrated. Notts County is now facing the same dilemma again.
In terms of overall ability, Bart is simply a smaller Keane, and he is also fearless in defense, which also caused a lot of trouble for Notts County.
Loew looked at Ferguson, who was chewing gum calmly not far away, and felt annoyed for a while. He didn't expect Manchester United to put on such a posture at the Magpie Stadium.
It seems that Ferguson's initial plan was to take away a point, so that even some relatively good counterattack opportunities were given up by Manchester United players on the field. If this is not Ferguson's arrangement, then it is a ghost!
But there is no way, especially in the face of the strong defensive lineup put forward by the giants. It is difficult for Notts County to break through this dense defense, so that they have an advantage in possession rate, but there are not many offensive threats in essence, and even It is very difficult to hit the dangerous zone.
Facing the iron wall, Notts County can only use the old tricks to break the dense defense, such as set balls, long shots, etc. Anyway, it is a brainstorming attack. As for the final result, no one can guarantee.
The Magpie Stadium was full of seats and the boos were loud. The fans planned to watch a passionate confrontation, but who would have thought that Manchester United would shrink back and become a turtle. This hard shell is really not so easy to pierce!
Until the end of the first half, Notts County was not able to score a goal. They didn't have much to do with Manchester United's iron barrel formation. Even if Westerman had already assisted up to the penalty area, it was only an increase. A little bit of success in the top fight is useless for breaking the goal.
After the adjustment of the midfield, Notts County once again resorted to the double center tactics in the second half. When facing the iron barrel formation of many teams before, Klose's fulcrum role can become the key to the team's victory.
However, Ferguson obviously put a lot of hard work on Notts County in this game. Brown, who replaced Ferdinand, has followed Klose every step of the way since Klose came on the field. The small moves made Klose very uncomfortable. .
If it were another player, he would have found a chance to fall. Even if it doesn't work once, the referee will still be biased at Notts County's home court. Maybe Notts County will have a chance to take a penalty. .
But Klose is a very upright person, he doesn't know what flopping is or acting.
I remember that in the previous life, Klose was once again tripped by the goalkeeper who was attacking in the opponent's penalty area. After the referee awarded a penalty kick and showed the opponent's goalkeeper a yellow card, Klose got up and explained to the referee that the opponent's goalkeeper was the first to touch The ball arrived, so no penalty kick should be awarded, and no yellow card should be awarded. In the end, the referee retracted the original penalty kick and yellow card based on Klose's statement.
And this kind of thing happened once. It can be said that the only forward who has not flopped is Klose.
But at this time, David could only shake his head with a wry smile. Sometimes it’s not good to be too upright. If it was Villa, he would have found a chance to roll on the ground.
In the second half, Notts County's long-term attacking situation was not resolved. It was still thunder and rain, and Manchester United also defended fiercely. They didn't touch the counterattack opportunity. They were determined. leave.
Manchester United like Notts County and Loew really have nothing to do. In the end, Manchester United took one point from the Magpie Stadium and avoided being double-killed by Notts County this season.
However, what makes Manchester United fans feel embarrassed is that Manchester United's data in this game is really bleak, not to mention the ball possession rate, there are only two shots in the whole game, and they are all long-range shots that are like statistic nonsense , it can be said that Diego Lopez is the most idle person on the field in this game, and he has not even made a save.
At the press conference after the game, the reporters questioned Ferguson like crazy, does this style of play really match the identity and temperament of Manchester United's giants?
The old and cunning Ferguson will naturally not embarrass the reporters, "I only know that in football, heroes are judged by victory or defeat. No matter how beautifully they play, Notts County also did not score in this game, which has something to do with our defense all the time. What's the difference?"
Ferguson looked confident and didn't think there was any problem with the game at all.
"But what's the point of watching such a game? How do you explain it to the fans?" The reporters asked persistently.
"At least I haven't been officially notified that it is not allowed to focus on defense in the game. If we were notified, we may change our tactics in this particular situation, but sorry, I only know that we won a game with our tenacious defense. A draw, when Manchester United suffers from massive injuries, the fans will choose to support the club!"
Ferguson's soup didn't go in, so the reporters turned their attention to Loew again. They really wanted to see the young Notts County marshal dissatisfied.
But Love still let them down, and even the Notts County coach couldn't even see the slightest unhappy expression on his face, which is really puzzling.
But at this time, news came from the other two venues that both Chelsea and Arsenal had encountered Waterloo, and they drew with their opponents one after another.
It turns out that this is where Loew is happy!
Although a draw was held by Manchester United, the current situation is that the top four in the league have all achieved a draw. Why is Loew angry!
Angry about Manchester United's extreme defensive tactics?
Stop making trouble, on the court, as long as any tactic is effective, it is a good tactic, doesn't it mean that Loew doesn't even understand this principle!
You know, Notts County once used this tactic against Arsenal, and finally eliminated their opponents. The fans are still happy, but no one will find fault.
Glancing at the proud old fox Ferguson, Love felt that he still had a lot to learn.
(End of this chapter)
readytorunbook